Far too many therapists and coaches suggest that they know how to work with complex trauma clients without understanding dissociation. This book is an important bridge between IFS Therapy which is a very popular therapy and understanding trauma which fills in the substantial gap between the IFS world and the trauma and dissociation world. 5.0 […]
I have read more than a dozen books on IFS (I am an IFS Practitioner), attended dozens of IFS workshops and this book is by far the most valuable of all I have read. I highly recommend it! 5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! Reviewed in Poland on May 19, 2023 on Amazon
Joanne’s book is a masterpiece weaving phase-oriented trauma treatment and coping skills with IFS leading to a comprehensive way to help our clients successfully heal and recover from complex trauma and dissociative disorders. It’s the missing link in IFS trauma treatment. I suggest every single IFS Therapist and practitioner read and study this book. One
I am a therapist who works with dissociative disorders but has not been trained in IFS. This book was a revelation. It has radically increased the size and quality of the toolbox I have to work with my clients. I am eternally grateful for the skills, strategies and insight gained from this absolute gem. 5.0
Joanne Twombly’s ability to convey the complexities involved in this kind of treatment makes her book a real gem. Her introduction to IFS concepts and language, and her ability to convey the integration of IFS with other aspects of complex trauma treatment, are real strengths of this book. Her voice a a writer and clinician
As a therapist with more than 30 years experience working with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and trauma, I can honestly the information presented in this book on IFS trauma work has truly increased my compassion and understanding of how trauma affects every area of our lives. I have assigned this book as
Joanne Twombly’s book is the missing piece of the puzzle in treating dissociative disorders. Her book is an invaluable guide for clinicians applying specific therapeutic modalities to work with patients who have complex trauma histories and/or dissociative disorders. Although attachment and parts work modalities such as IFS, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, AEDP, have much to
This long-awaited book is for clinicians both as teacher and learner who are trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Voice Dialogue (VD), and other models of ego state psychotherapy and wish to enhance their competency to treat patients/clients with complex trauma and dissociative disorders. Joanne Twombly, by x brilliantly demonstrating the use of basic IFS
This book is the missing link to integrating IFS with the treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders. It is needed on every IFS therapists’ bookshelf! IFS Certified Therapist and Client
This is a lovely, highly accessible and informative book for therapists who use the Internal Family Systems model of treatment. Those of us who have worked for many decades in the field of complex trauma and dissociation have become accustomed to the idea of needing psychotherapy approaches “plus” specialized understanding and knowledge about treating dissociation.